federal commerce

• Dan Farber
• July 1, 2012

The Chief Justice’s “Switch in Time” — Practically Huge But Legally Minimalist

“The switch in time that saved nine” is how one wag described a key vote change by a Justice during the New Deal.  The “saved nine” part may or may not apply, but Chief Justice Roberts obviously switched his vote in the healthcare case.  I can’t remember a case in which the opinions made this …

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